Dentist James Walter Palmer was identified as the man who killed Cecil the lion (AP)Walter James Palmer, from Minnesota, is believed to have paid €47,000 to kill the much-loved lion with a bow and arrowCecil the Lion was killed by a shot from the bow and arrow of dentist Walter Palmer

Walter Palmer, the dentist responsible for killing Cecil the lion in a global controversy, has risked outraged with some ill-conceived comments on Twitter.

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'Remember Cecil... because we don't': big game hunter Walter Palmer unrepentant on Twitter

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Walter Palmer, the dentist responsible for killing Cecil the lion in a global controversy, has risked outraged with some ill-conceived comments on Twitter.